Dear Mr. Kaplan:

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• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
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• Content Type: LETTER

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Mr. H. Eliot Kaplan, Chairman,
Committee on Retirement Policy for Federal Personnel,
Executive Office of the President,
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mt. Kaplan:
On November 4, 1953, you very kindly met with representatives
of this Agency for the purpose of exploring some of the retirement
problems with which we are confronted. In accordance with your
suggestion we are setting forth some of these problems for your
further consideration and for the possible consideration of the
Committee. We note that the legislation which activated the Com-
mittee on Retirement Policy indicates that it is within the purview
of the Committee to study the need for special benefit provisions
for selected employee groups, including overseas personnel and em-
ployees in hazardous occupations.
As was indicated by our representatives, certain employees of
this Agency perform duties which subject them to working conditions Ow*
4Wmivih are substantially different from those of the average recipient
of Civil Service retirement benefits. Some serve overseas intermit-
tently or for extended periods of time under conditions which limit
them in the pursuit of normal living and sometimes expose # them to
hazardous conditions of both a physical and. psychological nature.
Some serve overseas at postsipiph are considered unhealthful. These
individuals are members of/I-the gamer iiervice which may require them
to serve at any post throughout the world as operational needs re-
quire.
Another important factor which in our opinion justifies consid-
eration for special retirement benefits for certain of our personnel
is that the special combination of mental, physical and psychological
characteristics which are required of an employee for the adequate
performance of his duties are found in diminishing proportions as em-
ployees advance past age 50, and particularly in those employees who
have been engaged in these activities for an eitended period of time.
Since there are limitations on the employment opportunities in the
departmental service for any considerable number of such older in-
dividuals, the only proper solution to the problem seems to be an
earlier retirement, and since most of these individuals will have
served under the conditions previously indicated, it is believed that
such retirement should be on a full annuity basis. There are also
significant limitations on the employment opportunities which would
exist for such individuals following retirement, either in, public
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service or in private enterprise. Many of these individuals perform
functions of a highly specialized nature peculiar to intelligence
operations, and the possibilities of such individuals transferring
readily and without monetary sacrifice to other employment are
? limited.
It is our opinion that the only equitable solution to this prob-
lem is to recommend the establishment of a retirement system for
these individuals which would permit them to retire on full annuity
at an earlier age than is permitted under the existing Civil Service
Retirement Act. We think the following formula would accomplish this
objective, and are suggesting it for your consideration. Since the
type of duty which presents the unusual conditions referred to above
is always overseas duty, we would suggest a formula which gives the
individual additional creditable retirement service for overseas
service, as for instance 18 months' creditable service for each year
Of overseas service, or two years' creditable service for each year
of overseas service at an unhealthful post. Also, in order to lower
the voluntary retirement age for such individuals we would suggest
that additional credit toward reducing the voluntary retirement
be allowed for overseas service, Xs for example, six months' credit
toward reducing the voluntary r t n age for each year of over-
seas service and eight months 'Acre t or each year of service at an
unhealthful post. We feel that a formula such as this would consti-
tute an equitable solution to our retirement problems. However,
since a given employee in the course of his career with the Agency
would serve overseas only a portion of his time, retirement at an
extremely early age would almost certainly be precluded.
Your consideration of the above would be much appreciated. Ob-
viously we are unable to include many of the details which would
give a clearer picture of our problems, but if additional information
is required' ) our Acting Personnel Director, 25X1A2a
will be available to furnish you such information.
L. K. WHITE
Acting Deputy Director
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